Curtain Wall System Detail

Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.

Curtain wall system detail.

Oldcastle buildingenvelope can provide a fully glazed system from one source. Unitized proven products and systems that offer the advantage of speed lower field installation costs and significantly improved quality control within a controlled shop environment. Panel framing details of curtain walls. During longer spans there will be a need for.

Assemble and glaze our stick fabricated traditional curtain wall in the field with inside or outside glazing options. Unitized curtain wall. Because these units are frequently custom designed the amount of movement to be accommodated can be carefully engineered into the system. We are the only curtain wall manufacturer that can design manufacture manage and deliver custom engineered curtain walls with fully integrated architectural glass all from one source.

Unitized curtain wall systems accommodate the differential movement between the structure and the thermal movement of the frame at the joints between each curtain wall unit. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.